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1. (noun) declension
the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages

2. (noun) deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening
process of changing to an inferior state

3. (noun) descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope
a downward slope or bend

4. (noun) declension
a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms
"the first declension in Latin"

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